Chapter 121: Foundation Building Treasure

"Well then, I have a favor to ask. If you agree, how about I give you this Green Bamboo Brush as payment?" Shen Juanxiu said with a smile. Chen Mobai was completely confused; what could this wealthy senior student possibly need from him?

"Please tell me."

"Are you familiar with the 'Foundation Establishment Treasure' software?"

"No, I'm not."

Chen Mobai replied honestly. Shen Juanxiu took out her phone, opened the app, and showed him its icon.

"This is an application developed by the Immortal Sect, spearheaded by the Four Great Dao Academies and Ten Major Schools. It's also the most highly-regarded software in the entire Immortal Sect." Shen Juanxiu then explained what the 'Foundation Establishment Treasure' was.

Chen Mobai's face showed surprise upon hearing this; he had no idea such software existed within the Immortal Sect. By importing your personal cultivation panel into the software and adding the spiritual items you possess that aid in Foundation Establishment, the 'Foundation Establishment Treasure' analyzes your internal conditions—such as the cultivation technique you practice and your realm—as well as external spiritual items like the 'Three Treasures for Foundation Establishment', to calculate the probability of successful Foundation Establishment.

In the last thousand years, the actual success rate of Foundation Establishment has consistently shown a margin of error of no more than 1 point when compared to the data analyzed by the 'Foundation Establishment Treasure'. However, this 'Foundation Establishment Treasure' software relies on the Immortal Sect's supercomputer for its calculations, meaning not every user can access it freely. To prevent wasted computational power and ensure the software is used by those who truly need it, regular users of 'Foundation Establishment Treasure' can only import their personal cultivation panel.

Since cultivators above the Foundation Establishment realm don't need this software, most of its users are students in the Qi Cultivation realm. Among them, students from the Four Great Dao Academies have priority access to 'Foundation Establishment Treasure', followed by those from the Ten Major Schools. In the remaining 120 prefectures, only a very limited number of slots are available, requiring recommendations from influential figures like the Scarlet Robed Daoist to even queue for applying to use the supercomputer's power.

"So, if I enroll in a Dao Academy or one of the Major Schools, you want me to use my allotted access to import your personal panel and check your probability of successful Foundation Establishment?" After listening to Shen Juanxiu's explanation, Chen Mobai finally understood what she meant.

"Exactly. Before reaching Foundation Establishment, students from the Four Great Dao Academies can apply to use the supercomputer's computational power once every two years to calculate their Foundation Establishment success probability with 'Foundation Establishment Treasure'. Students from the Ten Major Schools, however, only get access once every three years."

"However, every new student admitted gets immediate priority access to 'Foundation Establishment Treasure'."

"Given your performance in this combat trial, you can choose any of the Ten Major Schools. What I'm asking you for is this very opportunity."

After speaking, Shen Juanxiu nervously watched Chen Mobai. She had already failed Foundation Establishment once. Although her family was wealthy, she had only two remaining chances at Foundation Establishment. If one fails Foundation Establishment twice in a row, their vital energy and essence would be depleted too much, significantly lowering the success rate for the final, third attempt, even if it occurs before the age of sixty. Therefore, for Shen Juanxiu, this second attempt at Foundation Establishment had to succeed.

While gathering spiritual herbs to recover the essence lost from her first failed Foundation Establishment, she was also slowly collecting the Three Treasures for Foundation Establishment. At the same time, she sought help from many people to secure an analysis opportunity with the 'Foundation Establishment Treasure' software. However, no one was willing to give up such an opportunity to her, as successfully establishing one's foundation was a monumental step forward. And asking the Scarlet Robed Daoist for help to get a queue slot was even more out of the question. What kind of person was a Golden Core Daoist? Even with her family's wealth, Shen Juanxiu wouldn't have that kind of influence.

"Your current realm is Qi Cultivation Layer Seven. It will take at least several years for you to reach Qi Cultivation Layer Nine. So, if you give me the immediate priority access you get upon admission, and you queue again in three years, you'll be at Qi Cultivation Layer Nine Perfection, ready to attempt Foundation Establishment."

"If you agree, not only will I give you the Green Bamboo Brush, but I'm also willing to give you three catties of second-tier Cinnabar Spiritual Sand." Shen Juanxiu didn't beat around the bush; she directly stated her price.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai nodded in agreement without any hesitation.

"Ah!" His quick nod stunned Shen Juanxiu, who had prepared many more arguments.

"Are you sure you don't want to think about it?" It was Shen Juanxiu who felt a bit embarrassed instead.

But Chen Mobai had thought it through clearly. Since he had his Turtle Treasure that could act on his behalf, what might be a precious opportunity for others was merely a matter of switching accounts and avatars for him. Moreover, this wealthy senior student had purchased his Spirit Ascension Powder, which had effectively provided him with starting capital. It was with this money that he was able to buy enough medicinal ingredients for Qing Nü to refine Qi Supplementing Spiritual Water, allowing his cultivation realm to improve so rapidly and enabling him to stand on this combat trial stage, competing for a chance to enter a Dao Academy or Major School. In that sense, she had also helped Chen Mobai.

Furthermore, what she said made perfect sense. Given his current realm, even with sufficient Qi Supplementing Spiritual Water, it would take him at least three or four years to reach Qi Cultivation Perfection before being ready for Foundation Establishment. Therefore, using this opportunity to acquire resources would actually be more beneficial for him.

Moreover, second-tier Cinnabar Spiritual Sand was a valuable item that wasn't always available for purchase, even with merit points. Besides the "Jade Phoenix Tree," the most renowned item in Danxia City was this "Cinnabar Spiritual Sand." This spiritual sand was an excellent material for preparing talisman ink, akin to a spiritual essence in pill refining. Adding it to talisman ink significantly increased the success rate of concoction and refinement, while also improving quality. In the market, this Cinnabar Spiritual Sand could only be purchased by talisman makers registered with the Immortal Sect.

First-tier Cinnabar Spiritual Sand was relatively inexpensive, costing only 5,000 merit points per catty. However, the second-tier variety directly soared to 100,000 merit points per catty, and its purchase was restricted. As for the third-tier, it was already priceless and not circulated on the market. The spiritual sand mine owned by Shen Juanxiu's family could only extract a few ounces of third-tier spiritual sand every ten years. Such a valuable spiritual item could not possibly be used to trade for a mere success probability analysis from the 'Foundation Establishment Treasure' software. After all, sometimes knowing the outcome could be discouraging. The largest spiritual sand mine in all of Danxia City was under the name of the Cinnabar Academy. Together with the Jade Phoenix Tree, they were known as the Twin Treasures of Danxia, serving as the greatest calling card for this blessed land within the Immortal Sect.

"Wait a moment. I'll bring the Green Bamboo Brush to you right away. I only have one catty of second-tier Cinnabar Spiritual Sand on me now, but I'll go home tonight to get the rest." Upon receiving his agreement, Shen Juanxiu's face lit up with joy. Without waiting for Chen Mobai to even enter a Dao Academy or Major School, she was eager to give him the reward immediately, securing the opportunity upfront.

"There's no need to trouble Senior Student Shen. How about you convert the remaining two catties into their market value in merit points and transfer them to me instead?" Chen Mobai wasn't modest; he accepted directly.

He happened to be short on merit points lately, and one catty of second-tier Cinnabar Spiritual Sand would be more than enough for him, a novice talisman maker, for a long time.

"Alright, wait here." Shen Juanxiu, quick and decisive in her actions, immediately pulled Chan Si along and headed back to her cave abode to retrieve the items.